Using your food processor - add in the basil, garlic and pine nuts and blend together. Drizzle in 1/4 c. of olive oil and let the processor continue to incorporate and blend the pesto until smooth. This should take a maximum of 3 minutes to complete.

When you are done, scrape the pesto into a bowl or pyrex container, like I did and drizzle the remainder of the olive oil on top.

If you want to use your pesto immediately, pour the remainder of the olive oil and stir in parmesan cheese (1/2 c).

(Note: My pyrex container holds about 2 cups, so this recipe should yield about 1.5 cups).